500 Startups strengthens South East Asia team with two new partners in Vietnam

500 Startups strengthens South East Asia team with two new partners in Vietnam

Eddie Thai, Binh Tran, Dave McClure, Khailee Ng in the visual from the 500 Startup website. August 2015

Silicon Valley-based accelerator and venture capital fund 500 Startups, which has made four investments in Vietnamese startups, has got on board  Binh Tran and Eddie Thai as venture partners for the local market

The announcement comes just a month after 500 Startups launched its growth-stage acceleration service “Distro Dojo” in Malaysia, in cooperation with the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC). Also last month, the US fund announced to increase its $10 million fund for Southeast Asia, 500 Durians, by $5 million more.

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